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Watkins Glen Trans-Am race

Watkins Glen Grand Prix Course, Watkins Glen, New York, USA

Date: 15/8/1971
Track length: ca. 3.910 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted: unknown
Starters: 31 (O), 23 (U)
Finishers: 17 (O), 14 (U)

Pole position: Follmer (O), Morton (U)
Fastest lap: Follmer in 1.18,196 (O), Everett in 1.27,054 (U)

Distance: 90 laps (O), 51 laps (U)
Average speed: 175,11 kmh (O), 157,54 kmh (U)
Weather:
Ruleset: SCCA Sedan
Car info:  

 



Over 2500 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Engine
Type
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1 6 Penske Racing
AMC Javelin
Mark Donohue, USA
ca. 5000 V8 O 90 laps 2      
2 2 15 Bud Moore
Ford Mustang Boss 302
George Follmer, USA
ca. 5000 V8 O 90 laps, 26,6 sec behind 1      
3 3 16 Bud Moore
Ford Mustang Boss 302
Peter Gregg, USA
ca. 5000 V8 O 89 5      
4 4    
AMC Javelin
Vic Elford, GB
ca. 5000 V8 O 88 4      
5 5    
Chevrolet Camaro
Maurice Carter, CDN
ca. 5000 V8 O 87 9      
6 6    
Ford Mustang
Jerry Thompson, USA
ca. 5000 V8 O 87 7      
7 7    
Chevrolet Camaro
J. Marshall Robbins, USA
ca. 5000 V8 O 87 11      
8 8    
Chevrolet Camaro
Paul Nichter, USA
ca. 5000 V8 O 85 12      
9 9   ARA
AMC Javelin
Peter Revson, USA
ca. 5000 V8 O 84 35      
10 10    
Ford Mustang
Ed Hinchliff, USA
ca. 5000 V8 O 84 15      
11 11    
Chevrolet Camaro
Brock Yates, USA
ca. 5000 V8 O 78 24      
12 12    
Chevrolet Camaro
Bob Bienerth, USA
ca. 5000 V8 O 77 25      
13 13    
Chevrolet Camaro
Paul Jett, USA
ca. 5000 V8 O 77 17      
14 14   Albin
Chevrolet Camaro
Jerry Petersen, USA
ca. 5000 V8 O 75 31      
15 15    
Pontiac Tempest ‘64
Bob Tullius, USA
ca. 5000 V8 O 67 16      
16 16    
Ford Mustang
John Gimbel, USA
ca. 5000 V8 O 60 14      
17 17    
Chevrolet Camaro
Jerry Daca, CDN
ca. 5000 V8 O 58 33      
DNF      
Ford Mustang
Warren Tope, USA
ca. 5000 V8 O 80 8     Accident
DNF      
Chevrolet Camaro
Jerome Lagod, USA
ca. 5000 V8 O 69 19     Engine
DNF      
Chevrolet Camaro
Gary Raymond
ca. 5000 V8 O 57 22     Accident
DNF      
Chevrolet Camaro
Peter Wiseman
ca. 5000 V8 O 56 26     Brakes
DNF   3 Troy Promotions
Ford Mustang
Tony De Lorenzo, USA
ca. 5000 V8 O 53 6     Smoking
DNF      
Chevrolet Camaro
Alfred Ruys de Perez, USA
ca. 5000 V8 O 47 23     Shift linkage
DNF      
Chevrolet Camaro
Ken Stoddard, USA
ca. 5000 V8 O 41 29     Suspension
DNF      
Chevrolet Camaro
Francois Guertin, CDN
ca. 5000 V8 O 33 18     Blown engine
DNF      
Chevrolet Camaro
Bob Barg, CDN
ca. 5000 V8 O 26 20     Body damage
DNF      
Chevrolet Camaro
Gil Roth
ca. 5000 V8 O 17 34     Fire
DNF     Hoselton
Chevrolet Camaro
Warren Agor, USA
ca. 5000 V8 O 15 13     Fuel line
DNF      
Chevrolet Camaro
Mark Waco, USA
ca. 5000 V8 O 13 10     Blown engine
DNF   79  
Chevrolet Camaro
Swede Savage, USA
ca. 5000 V8 O 8 3     Fire
DNF      
Ford Mustang
Steve Ross, USA
ca. 5000 V8 O   27     Blown engine

Under 2500 cc
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine
Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)
Engine
Type
Group Distance,
time
Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1 1 3 Wetson’s
Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV
Horst Kwech, USA
1779 L4 U 51 laps 3      
2 2    
Alfa Romeo
Peter Schuster, USA
  L4 U 51 laps, 88,1 sec behind 6      
3 3 35 BRE
Datsun 510
Mike Downs, USA
ca. 1800 L4 U 50 4      
4 4   Hunterdon
BMW 2002
Hans Ziereis, USA
1990 L4 U 50 7      
5 5    
Alfa Romeo ?1600 GTA
Ken Schley, USA
1570 L4 U 49 11      
6 6    
BMW 2002
Russell Norburn, USA
1990 L4 U 49 10      
7 7    
Ford Escort
Bob Tanner
  L4 U 48 13      
8 8    
Alfa Romeo
Lee Midgley, USA
  L4 U 47 5      
9 9    
BMW ?2002
Mike Folsom, USA
1990 L4 U 47 19      
10 10    
Datsun
John Meskauskas, USA
1800? L4 U 46 16      
11 11    
BMW 2002
Mike Noble, USA
1990 L4 U 46 15      
12 12    
BMW ?2002
Francis Larkin, USA
1990 L4 U 45 18      
13 13    
Volvo
Steven Sharkey, USA
  L4 U 43 21      
14 14    
Datsun 510
Lothar Stahlberg, USA
ca. 1800 L4 U 31 12      
DNF   46 BRE
Datsun 510
John Morton, USA
ca. 1800 L4 U 46 1     Out of fuel
DNF     Wetson’s
Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV
Harry Theodorocopulous, USA
1779 L4 U 42 8     Wheel
DNF      
Volvo
Art Mollin, USA
  L4 U 33 14     Accident
NC      
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA
Ed Wachs, USA
1570 L4 U 25 9     Insufficient laps
DNF      
Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA
Bert Everett, USA
1570 L4 U 16 2     Wheel
DNF      
BMW ?2002
Phil Dermer, USA
1990 L4 U 13 20      
DNF      
Ford Escort
Ray Gage, USA
  L4 U 7 17     Transmission
DNF      
BMW 2002
Robert Lazebnik, USA
1990 L4 U 2 26     Rear wheel
DNF      
BMC Mini Cooper S
Paul Choiniere, USA
1293 L4 U 2 24     Engine